Man dies after getting hit by truck while repairing car in Bloomfield Township

A man was struck and killed by a pickup truck while repairing his car in Bloomfield Township Saturday night.

Bloomfield Township Police Department responded at approximately 6:48 P.M. to a report of a two vehicle traffic crash on southbound Telegraph Road near Humphrey Avenue. The department's initial investigation indicates that a 2011 Ford Pickup Truck ran into a disabled 1992 Toyota Camry in the left thru lane. At the time of the crash the Toyota's owner was underneath the rear of the vehicle in an attempt to assess repairs to the car.

The owner of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene. Another occupant of the Toyota was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The identity of the deceased Toyota driver is being withheld pending next of kin. The driver of the Ford was not injured in the incident.

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Bloomfield Township Police report that neither alcohol nor speeding appear to be a factor in the crash Saturday evening.

The cause of the crash is currently under investigation by the Bloomfield Township Traffic Unit.